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The Council of State (Spanish: Consejo de Estado) of Cuba is a 31-member body of the government of Cuba, elected by the National Assembly of People's Power. It has the authority to exercise most legislative power between sessions of the National Assembly of People's Power, subject to its approval, and to call the National Assembly of People's Power into session between its scheduled twice yearly sessions.

The National Assembly is only in session for a few days each year. Members of the Council of State, which serve in the National Assembly, do not reflect popular outcomes in the elections. According to a 2021 study, under competitive elections, most members of the Council of State might have been defeated.

The membership consists of a President, a Secretary, a First Vice President, five Vice Presidents, and 27 additional members. The President, the Secretary, the First Vice President, and the five Vice Presidents are also members of the Council of Ministers. With the passage of the 2019 Cuban Constitution, the post of President of the Council of State will be to the President of the National Assembly, while the functions of the head of state will be transferred from the Council of State to the restored office of President of the Republic.

9th Council of State (2018–2019)

Rank Name Birth Office Portrait PCC
membership
1 Miguel Díaz-Canel 1960 President, Council of State PB
2 Salvador Valdés Mesa 1945 First Vice President, Council of State — PB
3 Ramiro Valdés Menéndez 1932 Vice President, Council of State — PB
4 Roberto Tomás Morales Ojeda 1967 Vice President, Council of State — PB
5 Gladys María Bejerano Portela 1947 Vice President, Council of State — —
6 Inés María Chapman Waugh 1965 Vice President, Council of State — —
7 Beatriz Johnson Urrutia 1969 Vice President, Council of State — —
8 Homero Acosta Álvarez 1964 Secretary, Council of State — —
9 Leopoldo Cintra Frías 1928 — — PB
10 Teresa Maria Amarelle Boué 1963 — — PB
11 Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento 1964 — — PB
12 Miriam Nicado García 1959 — — PB
13 Guillermo García Frías 1928 — — —
14 Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla 1958 — — —
15 Martha del Carmen Mesa Valenciana 1960 — — —
16 Carlos Rafael Miranda Martínez 1964 — — —
17 Susely Morfa González 1982 — — —
18 Rafael Antonio Santiesteban 1969 — — —
19 Miguel Ángel Barnet Lanza 1928 — — —
20 Ileana Amparo Flores Morales 1966 — — —
21 Raúl Alejandro Palmero Fernández 1995 — — —
22 Jorge Amador Berlanga Acosta 1962 — — —
23 Yipsi Moreno 1980 — — —
24 Elizabeth Peña 1964 — — —
25 Yoerky Sánchez Cuéllar 1983 — — —
26 Ivis Niuba Villa Millán 1973 — — —
27 Bárbara Alexis Terry Depestre 1972 — — —
28 Reyna Salermo Escalona 1965 — — —
29 Rosalina Fournier Frómeta 1965 — — —
30 Carlos Alberto Martínez Blanco 1969 — — —
31 Felicia Martínez Suárez 1963 — — —

See also

References

  1. ^ Domínguez, Jorge I. (2021). "The Democratic Claims of Communist Regime Leaders: Cuba's Council of State in a Comparative Context". Communist and Post-Communist Studies. 54 (1–2): 45–65. doi:10.1525/j.postcomstud.2021.54.1-2.45. ISSN 0967-067X. S2CID 236365630.
  2. Marc Frank (February 21, 2019). "Explainer: What is old and new in Cuba's proposed constitution". Reuters. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
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